Impacts of the 1988 Wildfires on the Water-Quality of Yellowstone and Lewis Lakes, Wyoming
Abstract
The objective of this paper is to examine whether the severity and great extent of the 1988 Yellow-stone fires impacted the water quality of two of Yellowstone's major lakes. Analysis of water quality records for Yellowstone and Lewis Lakes collected over a fifteen year period (1976-1991) have shown only a minimal shift in lake water quality following the fires. Though 25 percent of their watersheds were heavily burned, these lakes appear to be large enough to dilute increased inputs and have experienced few lasting effects from the 1988 fires. The relative importance of landwater interactions in affecting the water quality of Yellowstone's large lakes must be viewed in the context of a multitude of other factors, including changing atmospheric deposition and hydrothermal inputs.
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Conductivity responses will likely be muted where lake volumes are large.
“Conductivity responses will likely be muted where lake volumes are large (Lathrop, 1994).”
From Wildfire Induces Changes in Receiving Waters: A Review With Considerations for Water Quality Management (2022) · cites this paper as Lathrop, 1994
Decreases in sulfate were observed in Yellowstone Lake following the 1988 fires.
“Decreases in sulfate were observed in Yellowstone Lake following the 1988 fires (Lathrop, 1994).”
From Wildfire Induces Changes in Receiving Waters: A Review With Considerations for Water Quality Management (2022) · cites this paper as Lathrop, 1994
Yellowstone Lake exhibited only minor changes in ion concentrations after the 1988 fire, attributed to its large volume relative to the area of watershed burned (~25%).
“Yellowstone Lake exhibited only minor changes in ion concentrations after the 1988 fire, which was attributed to its large volume relative to the area of watershed burned (~25%, Lathrop, 1994).”
From Wildfire Induces Changes in Receiving Waters: A Review With Considerations for Water Quality Management (2022) · cites this paper as Lathrop, 1994
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“Yellowstone Lake exhibited only minor changes in ion concentrations after the 1988 fire, which was attributed to its large volume relative to the area of watershed burned (~25%, Lathrop, 1994).”
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- Authors
- Lathrop, R. J.
- Venue
- International Journal of Wildland Fire
- Publisher
- CSIRO Publishing
- Published
- 1994-09-01
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 169-175
- ISSN
- 1049-8001 (ISSN-L)
- 1448-5516
- OpenAlex
- W1965869033
- Cited by
- 33
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 2 · 2024: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 1 · 2019: 1 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 1 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.58
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- International Journal of Wildland Fire (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Global and Planetary Change › Fire effects on ecosystems
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality and Resources Studies
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Water Science and Technology › Water Quality and Pollution Assessment
- Keywords
- 1988 Yellowstone fires, wildfire effects, lake water quality, Yellowstone Lake, burned watersheds, land-water interactions, atmospheric deposition, hydrothermal input
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